Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online The call from the North Carolina Attorney General’s office late last year relayed news of a victory. A federal judge in Boston on Dec. 11, 2025, sided with Jeff Jackson and 19 other state attorneys general in their case against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, informed...

Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Mission Hospital in Asheville is once again facing “Immediate Jeopardy,” just a few months after getting the same designation wiped by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Greg Lowe, president of the Mission Health system which operates the hospital, informed hospital employees of the...

Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Hundreds of people gathered Friday outside the federal courthouse in uptown Charlotte to protest recent actions by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis. Chants echoed through the crowd as demonstrators held signs reading “Stop Truth Decay” and “Enough Lies.” Protesters spoke out against the killing of two U.S....

Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News The seeds of chaos sown into the fertile soil of the embattled Fontana Regional Library system over the last few years have sprouted. The FRL Board of Trustees has struggled to function over the last year, but things have come to a head the last couple...

Lauren Rhodes/WUNC News If you’ve ever wondered what happens to old Christmas trees, you might just need to look under your feet. Each year, Wake County gives live, undecorated trees new life by turning them into nutrient-rich mulch through their Happy Trails Christmas Tree Recycling Program. The mulch is used...

WRAL News Gov. Josh Stein issued a state of emergency Thursday before this weekend’s winter storm hits North Carolina. Stein’s declaration is separate from the one he issued before last weekend’s ice storm. The state of emergency ensures the state qualifies if federal is needed to respond or recover from...

Brianna Atkinson/WUNC News The UNC Board of Governors is moving forward on adopting a system-wide definition of academic freedom. According to System officials the proposal “fills out a gap” in UNC BOG policies, which have long mentioned academic freedom without defining it. But some faculty members say the “lengthy and...

Alan Wooten/The Center Square  New poll results indicate support for the Opportunity Scholarship Program in North Carolina is better than 6 in 10. Support for charter schools is the lowest in three years, yet still solidly running at 57.4% to only 32.8% opposed. For the state Board of Education, 2...

Chantal Brown/Education NC North Carolina’s only university-based private school for students with dyslexia is set to open on Elon University’s campus in fall 2026 following a philanthropic donation, according to a November press release from the college. Initially, the Roberts Academy at Elon University will only admit third and fourth...

Port City Daily The largest nonprofit group funneling money into New Hanover County has announced its first grants of 2026, with more than $7 million going to the city and county government for land preservation. The Endowment announced a grant of $7.7 million to help the City of Wilmington and...

Haylee Kennedy/CBS 17 News New numbers show 2025 was a record-breaking year for downtown Raleigh, with new restaurants, apartments, and shops opening up. Nearly 16,000 people call the downtown home and the majority of those residents moved in just this past year, creating a higher demand for places to live,...

Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News More than 600 people gathered in Raleigh last April at the North Carolina Rehabilitation and Reentry Conference. One perhaps unexpected attendee sat front and center: first lady Anna Stein. The reason soon became clear. Stein addressed the crowd, announcing rehabilitation and reentry as one of three...

Dasia Williams/CityView Cumberland County Schools is facing a recurring budget gap of about $5 million, largely because it is operating more school buildings than it needs for a shrinking student population. Jay Toland, the district’s associate superintendent of business operations, told the Cumberland County Board of Education on Friday that...

Andrew Marshall/The Waynesville Mountaineer The town of Waynesville is moving forward with plans to install solar panels and solar energy battery storage to its public works building. The project, funded primarily through a grant from the Dogwood Health Trust for almost $500,000, will create a resilient disaster response hub for...

Kenneth Lee Jr./WFAE Radio The former owner of the Charlotte Checkers has been indicted on federal tax fraud charges. Federal prosecutors say Michael A. Kahn is charged with filing false tax returns and failing to report income he allegedly took from his charitable foundation. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...